12/1/2005
Press release
Treatment activity:
During this period, the UP2 800 and UP3 plants have not treated spent fuel.
During this period, 14 canisters of vitrified fission products have been produced(1) in R7 and 12 in T7, vitrification facilities. Since the beginning of the year, 814 canisters have been produced.
The facility of hulls compaction (ACC) produced 36 canisters of compacted residues. Since the beginning of the year, 1155 canisters have been produced.
(1)The fission products (ultimate residues of spent fuel) are incorporated in heated glass to approximately 1100°C. The whole is poured in stainless steel containers. The fission products are an integral part of stable, compact and resistant glass. This process is called vitrification.